Franklin Travel Translator F4 FLE-100 User manual

FLE-100
User’s Guide • Mode d’emploi
Guida dell’utente
• Manual del usuario
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E
lectronic Publishers
TRAVEL
TRANSLATOR
F4
ENGLISH • FRANÇAIS
ITALIANO • ESPAÑOL

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Key Guide
Language Keys
ENG
English (see below).
French (see below).
ITA
Italian (see below).
ESP
Spanish (see below).
•At a source language screen, sets the source
language.
• Translates a word or phrase into the language
of the key.
• Selects the message language as the language
of the key. Function Keys
BACK
Erases a typed character or goes
back to the previous screen.
CALC
Selects the calculator.
CLEAR
Clears your entry and returns to
the source language screen. In the
calculator, clears all operations.
ENTER
Toggles between the source lan-
guage and the most recent target
language, selects a menu item, or
calculates math functions.
MENU
Displays the main menu.
ON/OFF
Turns the translator on and off.
PHRS
Displays the phrases menu.
FRA

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Calculator Keys
A
(+),
S
(–), Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or
D
(x),
F
(÷) divides numbers.
Q
-
P
Types numbers.
V
(%) Calculates percentages.
X
(+/-) Changes the sign (+/-) of a number.
Z
(CONV) Displays conversion menu.
(•) Types a decimal point.
Direction Keys
Scrolls right or types a space.
Scrolls left or deletes typed letters.
Scrolls up or accents typed letters.
Scrolls down or accents typed letters.
Key Guide
✓Viewing the Demonstration
To see a demonstration of this translator,
press
MENU
, press until Demo appears, and
then press
ENTER
. To stop the demonstration at
any time press
CLEAR
.
✓Auto-Shutoff
If you forget to turn this translator off, it will
shut off in two minutes. When you turn on your
translator again, operation resumes with your
current settings.

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Getting Started
To Set the Message Language
The first time you use this translator, you must
set the message language. The message lan-
guage is the language of screen instructions and
menu items.
1. Press
ON/OFF
.
2. Press one of the language keys (
ENG
,
FRA
,
ESP
, or
ITA
) to select the message
language.
To Change the Message Language
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press to scroll to
Message Language ,
and then press
ENTER
to select it.
3. Press a language key to change the mes-
sage language.
✓About Screen Illustrations
Some screen illustrations in this User’s Guide may
differ from what you see on the screen.
The ex-
amples in the English section of this User’s Guide
use English as the message language.
✓Changing Screen Contrast
To adjust the screen contrast, press
CLEAR
to go
to a source language screen and then press
or repeatedly to change the contrast.

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You can use this translator to translate a word
from a source language into a target language.
You can change the source language at a source
language screen by pressing the desired lan-
guage key.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. To change the source language, press a
language key.
3. Type up to two words.
To type a space, press .
To erase a letter, press
BACK
or .
4. Press a language key to select a target lan-
guage.
Or press
ENTER
to translate the word into the
most recently selected target language.
5. If needed, use or to select a desired
form or phrase and press
ENTER
.
To see a word or phrase that does not fit on the
screen, press repeatedly.
6. Press
ENTER
to toggle between the source
language and the target language.
Or press
BACK
to go back to the previous
screen.
Translating Words

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Translating Words
7. To translate the word into another target
language, press one of the language keys.
8. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
✓Correcting Misspellings
If you misspell a word in any language, or if
you enter a word that is not contained in this
translator, a list of corrections appears. Use
or to scroll to a correctly spelled word and
press
ENTER
.
✓Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows on the right of the screen
show which arrow keys you can press to move
around the screen.
✓Typing Special Characters
You can type accent marks, diacritical marks,
non-English letters, and capital letters, but they
are not needed to find matches.
Special characters can be typed by first typing
the desired letter and then repeatedly pressing
or until the desired character is displayed.
You also cannot type any punctuation marks.
Simply type the word without punctuation marks.

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Translating Phrases
NOTE: The phrases in this product will be listed
in the current source language.
1. Press
PHRS
.
2. Use or to scroll to a category.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Type a phrase or use or to scroll to it.
To see a phrase that does not fit on the screen,
press repeatedly.
5. Press a language key to translate the
phrase.
To see another translation, press another lan-
guage key.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.

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You can find telephone numbers for airlines and
airports around the world.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Press repeatedly until
Telephone Num-
ber
appears.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Use or until
Airline or Airport appears
and press
ENTER
.
5. Start typing the airline or airport name or
press or repeatedly until it appears
on the screen.
You can also type the abbreviation for the air-
line or airport.
6. Press
ENTER
.
7. If you selected an airline in Step 4 above,
type the name of the city or country or
press or to scroll to it.
If needed, press to view the country tele-
phone code in parentheses.
8. Press
ENTER
to view the phone number.
9. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Telephone Numbers

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Calculator and Conversions
To Use the Calculator
1. Press
CALC
.
2. Use the numbered keys to type a number.
To type a decimal point press . NOTE: in this
product, a (•) is used as a decimal indicator.
To erase a single digit, press
BACK
.
To clear the number, press
CLEAR
.
3. Press
A
(+),
S
(–),
D
(x), or
F
(÷) to
add, subtract, multiply, or divide.
4. Type another number.
5. Press
ENTER
(=) to calculate the equation.
Or press
V
(%) to calculate the percentage.
6. To clear the calculation, press
CLEAR
.
To Use Conversions
1. If not already at the calculator press
CALC
and then press
Z
(CONV).
Or press
MENU
, press until Conversions
appears, and then press
ENTER
.
2. Use to scroll to a category, and then
press
ENTER
to select it.